Vendor News

Petaluma, California, March 6, 2014 -- Scott Labs is proud to announce that it will be joining the efforts of the Napa Valley Tour de Cure cycling event in the fight against diabetes. With numerous Scott Lab employees and customers already being avid cyclists, this was the perfect opportunity to team up and make a positive impact on the lives of those affected by diabetes.

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NAPA VALLEY, CA, (February, 2014) –When a bottle of wine is “corked” -- or found to be spoiled -- the culprit is usually a tainted cork. Often, but not always, the odor is described as smelling like a wet dog, damp basement or even a moldy newspaper. Usually, the wine is undrinkable.

Cooperages 1912 announced it is expanding the World Cooperage Profile Series to include barrels toasted with custom infrared technology. The company will offer two new infrared toast profiles: Aroma and Reflection.

The Pellenc Group is set to release the next generation of its grape-sorting technology, Selectiv’ Process Vision 2. The new system is comprised of a vibrating sorting table, conveyor and optical sorting system that works with an ejection system to ensure only clean, high-quality fruit is retained.

Packaging manufacturer Smurfit Kappa unveiled its new “safe curve” wine pouches that feature additional seals. In addition to the standard seals, the new bags feature eight other radial seals in each corner to help protect the wine.

Tangent Membranes is now offering its XF Mini unit for bench-top lab-filtration trials. The unit offers 4 square feet of membrane surface area that provides true crossflow filtration at a laboratory scale and can be used with a variety of membranes to suit different concentration, clarification or separation needs.

Viega ProPress systems introduced a new line of lead-free ball valves. “The new valves are forged, providing a stronger valve body and are constructed with double stem seals, which provide years of leak-free operation,” according to Monty Betts, the company’s product manager. A 316 stainless steel ball is a standard feature of the new valves.

Wine Country Lifestyle magazine announced its first winery partner is Geyser Peak Winery in Geyserville, Calif. The publishing company creates full-color lifestyle magazines featuring client wineries that can include the magazine as gifts in wine club shipments.

Napa-based Heritage Barrels, LLC announced today that it is representing Paso Robles based Vino Vessel, Inc.’s complete line of concrete tanks for the United States, Canada and Mexico (with the exception of San Luis Obispo County). Heritage Barrels offers high-end oak cooperage and vats, and has seen demand for concrete vessels grow throughout the North American market.

Gusmer Enterprises announced a collaboration with Pacific Ozone to bring water saving solutions to the beverage industry. Pacific Ozone is a leading supplier of air-cooled, corona discharge ozone generators and integrated ozone contacting systems.

The clean-in-place (CIP) skid unit by Fogg Filler can mix, heat and deliver caustic and other chemicals and water to clean all product-contact parts of a filler system. The company reports each unit can be customized, but standard features typically include two 300-gallon tanks, a steam-heat exchanger and three chemical dosage pumps.